The government should have had a sedimentologist in the room to define erosion. A hurricane causes erosion, the movement and redeposition of sediment. The court’s decision doesn’t change anything if it’s worded simply that changes in easement due to erosion are okay.

It is truly one of the worst Supreme Court decisions in a long time (and there have been some stinkers recently). The legislature needs to clarify the law in the next session. No one should have the right to exclude Texans from access to our beaches. That is what this law will do. It will also force taxpayers to buy out homeowners who built too close to the dunes to prevent issues with beach access and to maintain the vegetation line.